It appears that Air Asia QZ8501 did veer to the right of its flight path. But by not that much.
Which is actually good news (if one could actually call it that) because had it reached the jungles of West Kalimantan, the ensuing search effort would have been much more complicated.
So far, there are no indications that QZ8501 was brought down by an act of terrorism. It is still being officially blamed on the weather.
But there appears to be conflicting news on the ground lately.
A few days ago, the recovery of a deceased passenger wearing a life preserver was all over the news. Now, the Indonesian Government is saying that it never happened.
Then all of a sudden, the Indonesian Government suspended all Air Asia flights from and to Surabaya.
Then early this morning, a news item appeared on my favorite Bahasa Indonesia website that a terror alert for Surabaya was issued by the US Embassy in Jakarta. It has now disappeared.
It, however, still appears on the Bloomberg News website. So, it is apparently true.
In view of these developments, can one accept at face value the current official version of what happened to QZ8501?
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